Sorell+SaleYards

**   ** The Sorell Saleyards were first opened in 1876. Brohde’s great Grandparents Faye and Jabez Little with their four children who lived in Forcett attended the Sales for three decades and also in the Seventies with their grandson Jerry (my dad.) They spent many happy times at the Sorell Saleyards. **
 * S O RELL SALEYARDS
 * Everyone that attended the Sales (every second Monday) found it a time to catch up with family and friends. The posts and rail fences were long gone and the site asphalted over for a supermarket car park. The Sorell Saleyards stood where Woolworths is today. **
 * The day the Sales closed for good was in 1984 and everything was dismantled. The Sorell Sales were right in the centre of Sorell, and the purpose of the Sales was like a Market. At the Saleyards they sold things such as cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and vegetables. The Autioneer in the fifties, sixties and seventies and up to 1982 when tht Sales were finally closed down was David Stringer. He was also accompained by autioneers John Denholm and Geoff Brown. Lots of people went to the Sales. About 300!

The Sales would get their animals transported in a cart. The Saleyards were set out in pens, there was a big shed for poultry sales and stock yards for cattle and sheep, there was also another big shed to keep vegetables in. Farmers used to bring their vegetables that they had grown and they sold the fresh produce to all residents of the local municipality and beyond. It was also very good for the local business people, the hotels would do a roaring trade and the local takeaway shops and bakerys also benefited. The Sales ran for about 50 years but now, there are know remains of the Sorell Saleyards. But then they wanted bigger and better thats why they wanted to build woolworths.

In our days these would be the costings of their products:

Sheep:25 pence Pigs:80 pence Cattle:20 cents Chickens:5 cents Vegetables:1 cent! **

** QUESTIONS: **
would you come not only to buy things but to spend time with family?/ How often did the saleshappen? What day of the week did the sales operate on?/ How many people used to attend? Do the sales operate now? How long ago were the Saleyards buit?

// **PHOTO MEMORIES OF THE SALES!** //

> > > > > > > > This photograph shows the sheds, where they would have kept their vegetables, and they would probably stand auctioning off stuff. > > > > > These two photographs are from Mary Thorneberry. > > > > > > This is a photograph of the Sorell Saleyards. This photograph shows where they kept the animals such as: Cattle, sheep, pig,chickens ect. As you can see, alot of people would attend the Saleyards, also they would bring their home grown vegetables. > > > > > >   ** We interviewed a couple of people, and we took some great photos (above)
 * Interview:

Our first interview was with Mary Thornberry. That's where we these great photos

Our second interview was with My Nan Zelda and these are the questions we got:

1.Us:How long were the sales going for? Nan:They were probably going for 50 years! 2.Us:When did the Sales open? Nan:They probably opened in the 1840's. 3.Us:When did the Sales close for good? Nan:They closed for good in 1984. 4.Us:This question is a estimate of how many people would go there? Nan:About 300. 5.Us:What did they sell there and what would it cost in our days? Nan:they sold pigs-80 pence, cattle-20 cents, sheep-25 pence, chickens-5 cents and vegetables-1 cent!

** 1. Where did the Sales used to be? 2. How were the animals transported? 3. How often were the Sales on? 4. How big were the Saleyards? 5. When did the Saleyards close for good? 6. Are there any remains of the Saleyards? 7. What was the purpose of building of the Saleyards? 8. Why did they build Woolworths in the original site? 9. When did the Saleyards start up? 10. How long the Sales operate? 11. What did they sell? 12. Were there lots of places to put the animals or veggies? 13. How much did they sell animals for? 14. How much did they sell veggies for? 15. Would you not only come to the Saleyards to buy products but to spend time with family. 16.
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Members of the Paynter and Green family gave us most of our information. We also had an interview with Mary Thornberry. Mary gave us the great photos!
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